( pov Ki-Moon )
The silence of the breeze is pleasant, gently beating my strands of hair.
A dry buzzing sound crosses the sky.
The drones ascend, one by one, just like the first time.
I'm not moving.
She freezes next to me.
– …what is this…?
I ignore it a little and just stare. The sky is turning black. Black with a flashing drone.
A screen.
Immense.
And that familiar face.
Always the same.
His smile.
This doll
– …that hasn't changed.
A crackling sound.
And follow the rules
[THE RULES ARE SIMPLE]
The heart beats faster.
No fear.
Just… excitement.
[YOU ARE BACK ON THE ISLAND]
She tightens my coat.
– …what is this? …
– This is our starting point; from here on, do everything I say without ever asking questions.
[A TARGET]
The plot becomes tedious.
[ OH LEE ]
I'm not moving anymore.
A light breeze passes.
– …impossible…
She raises her head.
– Do you know him?
my eyes widened
– He survived?
[HE SURVIVED]
A metallic clang resounded in the distance.
[HE ADAPTED]
Images appear.
The island.
But different.
Structures. Metal. Traps. Walls.
A fortress.
In the center.
[HE IS NO LONGER THE COMRADE YOU KNEW]
I close my eyes for a second.
Oh Lee.
– he is anything but a comrade,
– Does he hope I will save him?
[OBJECTIVE: FIND AND ELIMINATE IT]
Direct.
No detours.
[KILL THE .]
[TIME DEADLINE: 06 HOURS]
A countdown timer appears and counts down.
06:59:58
06:59:57
She's trembling.
– …we have to kill someone…?
I finally turn my head towards her.
– Yes, don't worry, he deserves to die
Without hesitation.
[IF YOU DIE, YOU DISAPPEAR]
BOOM.
Something exploded in the distance and attracted some of the drones.
The forest.
I watch it rise in smoke.
– …does he know we're here?
I asked
By staring at the screen
[WHO KNOWS, MAYBE, MAYBE NOT, GOOD LUCK]
She is playing these dishonest games.
I turn around and start walking without waiting.
She remained frozen for a second.
Then she runs to catch up with me.
– attends !
I'm not slowing down.
The sooner we finish this game, the sooner I can bite them.
– stay behind me.
The sand becomes earth.
Then the forest.
Nothing has changed.
But everything is different.
I can smell the odor of blood and decay in the air.
These traps were so obvious that I didn't even bother to look where I was walking.
An idiot will always be an idiot
I stop dead in my tracks.
She almost bumped into me.
- What ?
I point to the ground.
A thread.
Tense.
Invisible.
I only noticed it thanks to the reflection of light on it.
– Look closer.
She squints.
– …fucking…
I step over it.
– We're making progress.
Slowly but can no longer move.
I walked right into the trap
– I underestimated you a bit too much
The wires surrounded us; I couldn't see anything from there anymore.
Where does it land?
Crack!
A noise.
Left.
I turn my head.
Nothing.
More-
CLANG
A metal arrow tore through my ear and slashed my joy
I slide forward and finish closing the lines.
This trap.
– …he is watching us.
I clench my jaw in pain, my arm has been caught and is being sliced off in small steps.
"Wait," I ordered the little girl.
She stops, confused.
– …what's wrong with you?
"Nothing serious, just go without me," I murmured.
She frowned.
I'm not going anywhere without you
She wanted to approach
– GO AWAY, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE
"No," she cried.
I stared at her with pity.
– I was imprudent
"I can help you," she continued.
That's good, attracting them.
All the drones focused on her
"You promised to get us all out!" she shouted.
I touch the surface.
My arm was getting cold
– You can go.
Silence.
She stares at me, steps back, and walks away.
Attracting all the cameras with her
– You'll come back, won't you…?
I don't think about it for long.
- Sorry .
And to make sure that they are far away
The wire is used in one go
I am no longer an obstacle
I put my hand to my mouth and pull my arm away from the wire
The blood gushed forth in a fountain and covered everything around it, revealing all the invisible threads
I tore off a piece of my coat and squeezed the end of the cut to stop the bleeding.
I no longer have any cameras on the back
Silence.
Kim Young collapsed on the ground
Heavy breathing.
Course.
Chaos.
– IT'S FINALLY OVER!
TACK !
Kang comes and pats him on the shoulder
Kim Young clenches his teeth.
– Shit… shit… SHIT!
Around her, none of the players from her team were standing.
Everything was falling apart.
Ji-Yunwoo swept the board.
Again.
Kang-Dae is bleeding but stays by his side, even though she doesn't know why.
She looks around at the other teams.
Organized.
Precise.
And-
His.
AL-05.
Standing.
Calm.
Doing everything to harm her
Kim Young retreats.
– …she's the one who sent you…